The Central Criminal Investigation Department summoned activist William Noun, brother of a victim of the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut Port explosion, for questioning on Tuesday at noon at the Justice...
For 48 hours, firefighting operations have continued without interruption in various areas of Akkar, according to L'Orient-Le Jour's correspondent in the region. Flames are ravaging vast...
Dozens of supporters of Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir and families of the detained from the Abra events held a sit-in this afternoon, following Friday prayers, in front of the Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in the...
Justice Minister Adel Nassar stated Friday that "the Lebanese government was already working on a plan to withdraw Hezbollah's weapons even before the presentation of the American...
Iran has drawn its red line in Lebanon: supporting Hezbollah and all its allies, refusing to surrender weapons, while emphasizing a clear watchword — "dialogue and consensus" — to handle...
As the stifling heatwave in Lebanon persists, my survival guide for the weekend consists of staying indoors, finding a shady nook and dedicating the time to big reads rather than physical exertion....
Activist Mohammad Barakat, a well-known critic of Hezbollah, accused the leadership of Hezbollah on Thursday of "waging an open war against [his] family." Speaking to L’Orient Today...
Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, published a video on Friday showing him confronting the most high-profile Palestinian detainee in Israeli custody in his prison...
Syrian Minister of Economy and Industry Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar announced Friday that a number of fruits and vegetables would no longer be imported into Syria in order "to protect local...
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem's statements on Friday morning, in which he said that Hezbollah would refuse to surrender its weapons to the Lebanese state and that his party was ready for a...
Each year, the Solemnity of the Virgin Mary is celebrated on Aug. 15 by Catholic and Orthodox churches. In Lebanon, the feast of al-Saydeh gathers villagers, city residents, and expatriates,...
The renowned Franco-Lebanese interior designer and scenographer Jean-Louis Mainguy passed away at the age of 71, the Union of French People Abroad (UFE), of which he was also honorary president,...
After being discussed since the fall of the Assad regime, an agreement was signed on Wednesday, Aug. 13, in Ankara between the Syrian and Turkish defense ministers. Still in the protocol stage, the...
20:33 Beirut Time This concludes our coverage for today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for the latest updates. Goodnight! 19:47 Beirut Time Israeli jets carried...
Turkish police arrested 40 people Friday in the opposition stronghold of Istanbul, including the mayor of the central district of Beyoglu and several of his close advisers, Turkish media reported....
Two days after Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, visited Lebanon, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem delivered a speech during Arbaeen commemorations in...
Israel's finance minister backed plans on Thursday to build 3,400 homes in a particularly contentious area of the occupied West Bank, calling for the territory's annexation in response to...
Iran said Thursday it was working with China and Russia to prevent the snapback of European sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program after Britain, France and Germany threatened to reimpose...
In an interview with L’Orient-Le Jour, Jack Lang, president of the Arab World Institute (AWI) and former culture minister, strongly condemns "the work of destruction" carried out by...
It was 20 years ago. Between Aug. 15 and Sept. 12, 2005, around 1,000 holdouts among the approximately 8,000 Jewish settlers — men, women and children, mostly religious fundamentalists who believed...
On Aug. 15, 2021, the Lebanese Army seized 60,000 liters of gasoline and 40,000 liters of diesel from a hidden storage tank belonging to smugglers in the town of Tleil in Akkar district. Lebanon...
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
Lebanese, Israeli delegation to meet in Washington; Lebanon files UN complaint against Iran: Everything you need to know this Thursday
